Hwang Donghyuk, creator of Squid Game has disclosed that Hwang Donghyuk almost created a new ending for the original series.
The gruesome nine-part horror series sees characters take part in bloody versions of traditional children’s games, like Grandmother’s Footsteps, or British Bulldogs, with the winners progressing to the next ’round’ of the game show.
The losers are executed by a masked death squad standing by with machine guns.
The story centres around gambling addict Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and his childhood friend Cho Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo), a disgraced banker wanted by the police.
In the final episode, the main characters are pitted against each other, with Gi-hun eventually tasked with killing his closest friend in order to win the game and take home the 45.6 billion won (around £28m) cash prize.
It ends with Gi-hun, a.k.a. Player 456, deciding not to get on a plane to see his daughter and instead, turning around to seek revenge on the game that almost killed him, along with the other 455 contestants who died.
However, speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Hwang Dong-hyuk said: ‘We actually wrestled between two different scenarios for the ending.’
Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has revealed that the hit Netflix show very nearly had a different ending. Pictured, Gi-hun decides not to get on a plane to see his daughter and instead turns around to seek revenge on the sadistic game
Nine-part series of horror features that sees children participating in violent versions of classic games such as Grandmother’s Footsteps or British Bulldogs. The winners advance to the next round of the game show. One contestant, who is bleeding from another’s head after they were blown out of Grandma’s Footsteps.
“There were two possible endings. Gi-hun would board the plane to leave. There was also the option where he’d turn around and approach the camera.
The producer was constantly inquiring about whether it was okay to use the product. Gi-hun should take a trip to see his family in order to ‘pursue he’s own happiness’ – even though they knew it wouldn’t be the most effective way for them, to send the message that they were trying to transmit through this series.
Hwang stated, “We concluded that the question that he wanted to pose could not be accomplished if the plane left.” Hwang said, “The question we are trying to answer is: Why has it become the way it is now?” — can only be answered or can only be proposed if Gi-hun turned back and walked towards the camera.
“So this is how we came up with our ending.
Fans of Netflix’s series can take a sigh-of-relief after Hwang Dong Hyuk announced that the series would return for a second series.
Hwang spoke at the Guild Screening of Squid Game in Hollywood on Monday, explaining that his rabid fans had forced him to start work on season 2.
Seong Gihun, a gambling addict (Lee Jungjae), and Cho Sangwoo (Park Hae–soo), a former banker who is wanted by police.
The depravity is compounded by the fact that contestants are often poor and are lured into competing for a prize worth 45 billion dollars. Pictured: One of the contestants refuses to adhere to the game’s brutal rules
This South Korean dystopian drama, which was released in September 2017, has become Netflix’s number one series, surpassing Bridgerton.
Hwang spoke on the red carpet with Lee Jung Jae about the series during the screening, where he was joined by Lee Jung-Jae who plays the role of Gi-hun.
“But I will tell you that there will definitely be a second series. I have it in my head. He continued, “I’m currently in the planning phase.”
The latest shock-tactic program from Netflix features the brutal scenes of Korean-made Squid Game characters getting shot in their heads and organ harvesting.
The series has been a huge success with horror fans who have nicknamed it “Saw meets the Hunger Games”, and enjoyed the scenes of torture, mass murder, and other grisly moments.